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The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ' 51 " N. , on June
23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten
. On July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as
...
The northern boundary of floating ice was reached in 81 ° 12 ' 51 " N. , on June
23 . The travelling was exceedingly difficult , as the ice was very loose and rotten
. On July 11 firmer ice was reached . On July 20 the ice was still floe ice , such as
...
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In Davis's Straits one was seen floating , dead ; to it the men rowed , taking it for a
right whale , but on discovering their mistake they immediately abandoned it .
They had apparently not been the first , for on its sides were cut the names of ...
In Davis's Straits one was seen floating , dead ; to it the men rowed , taking it for a
right whale , but on discovering their mistake they immediately abandoned it .
They had apparently not been the first , for on its sides were cut the names of ...
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... and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the
least noise to disturb the floating monsters . TROUBLES IN THE ICE . 89 As the
men busy 88 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
... and , owing to this simple arrangement , the boats are propelled without the
least noise to disturb the floating monsters . TROUBLES IN THE ICE . 89 As the
men busy 88 A VOYAGE TO SPITZBERGEN .
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A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. OBJECTS OF THE SEA - SHORE
. 95 mass by a rapid change shone out in the clear air , white as a snowdrift , and
then cohort after cohort would float past again in another cloud - like mass .
A Voyage to Spitzbergen John Campion Wells. OBJECTS OF THE SEA - SHORE
. 95 mass by a rapid change shone out in the clear air , white as a snowdrift , and
then cohort after cohort would float past again in another cloud - like mass .
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sufficiently high to admit of the existence of the wood - boring teredos , such as
are found in timber used in ships , marine structures , and driftwood floating on or
near the surface . Caught at last in some ocean current , the wood is drifted ...
sufficiently high to admit of the existence of the wood - boring teredos , such as
are found in timber used in ships , marine structures , and driftwood floating on or
near the surface . Caught at last in some ocean current , the wood is drifted ...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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